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Sample Paper 2014

Class X
Subject Science

Q. 1. Name a device that helps to maintain the potential difference across a conductor
Q. 2. Why ammeter is connected in series whereas voltameter is connected in parallel through a circuit?
Q. 3. Name the material used as filament in heater and electric bulb.
Q. 4. The p.d. between the terminals of an electric heater is 60v when it draws a current of 4A from a source.What
current will the heater draw if p.d is increased to 120v.
Q. 5. What are difference between resistivity and resistance?
Q. 6. If resistance of a device kept constant and p.d decreases to half , what will be effect on its current?
Q. 7. Why are coils of heating appliances are made of alloys rather than metals?
Q. 8. What is variable resistance?
Q. 9. Why rheostat is used?
Q. 10. R1 , R2 & R3 are three resisters connected in series . derive equivalent resistance for circuit. If value of two
resistance are 10 ohm and 20ohm , and a current of 5A flow through circuit having p.d 12v , find value of third resistor
if all 3 are connected in parallel
Q. 11. What are advantages of connecting electrical device in parallelwith the batteries instead of series?
Q. 12. State joule s law. An electric iron consumes energy at rate of 840w when heating is at maximum rate and 360
w when heating is at minimum.The voltage is 220v . what are the current and resistant in each case?
Q. 13. Why inert gas such as nitrogen , filled in electric filament?
Q. 14. What is fuse? What type of material should be used for it?Give the rating of fuse for a device marked as
1000w 220v.
Q. 15. What is commercial unit of electrical energy? Express it in joule.

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Q. 16. For resistors of equal values are connected through p.d 220v and carry current of 5A . Find values of each
resistors.
Q. 17. Why we should not connect a bulb and a heater in series ?
Q. 18. What is electric power? Give its SI unit.
Q. 19. Why aluminium and copper wires generally used for transmission of current?
Q. 20. Why high tension wires are used for long distance transmission?
Q. 21. Why does a compass needle get deflected when brought near bar magnet?
Q. 22. Define magnetic field lines . what is direction of magnetic field lines inside magnet?
Q. 23. How the relative strength of magnet is expressed?
Q. 24. What will be effect in deflection of needle if
a.

current in solenoid will be changed

b.

magnitude of current will increase.

Q. 25. If an electron enters in magnetic field from west direction , how will it deflect?
Q. 26. List the properties of magnetic field lines.
Q. 27. Why dont two magnetic field intersect each other?
Q. 28. The magnetic field in a given region is uniform . Draw a diagram to represent it.
Q. 29. A alfa particle projected towards west is deflected towards north by a magnetic field.What is the direction of
magnetic field?
Q. 30. What is MRI?
Q. 31. Name two organs inside our body where magnetic field produced?
Q. 32. What is electric motor? On which principle it work? Name two device in which it is used.
Q. 33. State Fleming left hand rule.
Q. 34. What is commutator?

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Q. 35. What is armature? How electromagnet is more advantageous than a permanent magnet?
Q. 36. What is electro magnetic induction?
Q. 37. Give two ways to induce current in a coil
Q. 38. What are differences between AC & DC?
Q. 39. After what times AC changes its direction ? give frequency of current produced in india.
Q. 40. What is dynamo? On which principle it work?
Q. 41. What modification should do to get DC from AC generator?
Q. 42. What precaution should be taken to avoid the overloading of domestic circuits?
Q. 43. What is short circuits? When it occurs?
Q. 44. What is function of earth wire? Why it is necessary to earth a metallic appliance?
Q. 45. Give three methods of producing magnetic field.

Numericals on Current Electricity

Q. 1. Find the work done by an electron to maintain the potential difference of 80V?
Q. 2. What is the potential difference between the ends of 16 resistance, when a current of 1.5A flows through it?
Q. 3. The potential difference across the the terminals of an electric iron is 240V and the current is 6 A what is the
resistance of electric iron?
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Q. 4. If there are 10 electrons flowing across any cross section of a wire in 4 minutes, what is the current in the wire?
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Q. 5. .A copper wire has diameter o.5mm and resistivity 1.6 x 10 ohm m what will be the length of this wire to make
the resistance of 10 ohms?
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Q. 6. Find the effective resistance of resistors 0.01 ohms and 10 ohms.in series and parallel
Q. 7. Two resistors of same materials has been connected in series first and then in parallel. Draw a V I graph to
distinguish these connection.

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Q. 8. Three resistors 3,4,5 ohms are joined in parallel in a circuit. If a current of 150 mA=15010 A flows through the
resistor of 4 ohms, then find the values of the current in mA which will be flowing in other two resistors?
Q. 9. A wire of length 2cm having resistance R is stretched to have an increase of 100% of original length . Find its
new resistance with respect to its original resistance.
Q. 10. An electric lamp has resistance of 400 ohms. It is connected to a supply of 250V. If the price of electric energy
is Rs.1.20 per unit, calculate the cost of lighting the lamp for 20 hours
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